American reality show personality, author, entrepreneur and natural foods chef, Bethenny Frankel, has an estimated net worth of $25 million and earned $40,000 per episode of The Real Housewives of New York City. She earned majority of her fortune as the founder and CEO of Skinnygirl Cocktails. The reality TV star began her career as a large-scale event planner, helping produce movie premieres and award shows, but a love of food and a need to promote a natural lifestyle led her to change gears. She graduated from Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute, and soon started her company, Bethennybakes, providing gourmet, holistic, all-natural foods for high-end clientele designed to promote weight loss while enhancing health. In 2005, Frankel brought her business to television, joining the cast of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. She made it to the series finale, though she came in second place, her notoriety increased tremendously.

In 2008, she joined the cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City , a reality show profiling the lives of high-powered, successful Manhattan women. The show boosted her celebrity status, which she took several endorsement deals for companies like Pepperidge Farm and Diets.com. Frankel has launched several books and DVDs but big success came when she sold her line of alcoholic beverages to Fortune Brands’ Beam Global in 2011.  The deal was initially reported that Skinnygirl Cocktails was purchased for $120 million. Rumors pegged later the purchase price at $8.1 million. Frankel is married to Jason Hoppy since March 28, 2010, they have a daughter, Bryn Hoppy; born May 8, 2010.

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